4 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the growing instability and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the international environment, not forgetting the environmental challenges but also the future and the security of the Artic, increases the demands on the Union to act and with a budget fit for purpose;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines its undivided solidarity with the people of Ukraine; welcomes therefore the mobilisation of the EUR 4.2 billion already proposed and asks for additional funds, also for reconstruction; stresses the need to continue the support for Moldova;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to present proposals on how the new candidate countries, Ukraine and Moldova, along with Georgia, as a potential candidate country, can be integrated into IPA III funding for the 2024 budgetary cycle, and how IPA III can be made fully compatible with the specific needs of the countries in question; underlines that the move to IPA III based funding may necessitate a number of legislative and budgetary adjustments, and commits itself to work swiftly on forthcoming proposals in this respect, and stresses that the move to IPA III should not lead to a reduction in EU assistance;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls to urgently launch a discussion on Heading 6, with a view to propose further measures; notes that the funding for external action has been lagging behind the geopolitical necessities; stresses the need to increase the humanitarian aid budget line (HUMA) meaningfully to address the unprecedented level of humanitarian needs worldwide, aggravated by the Russian aggression in Ukraine and its global economics repercussions, notably in terms of food insecurity worldwide; highlights that funds from the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) can be mobilised for humanitarian crises outside the EU throughout the whole financial year;